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Title: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: jay moley on August 31, 2024, 11:24:27 pm
Getting fly spots that aren't coming off lately. Have had to go up the ladder to remove a couple of times.

Is this doodlebug thing any good?

Looks a bit cumbersome and adds weight.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Stoots on August 31, 2024, 11:49:15 pm
Like you said cumbersome and adds weight. If there's anything stuck to the glass I scrub it with the side of the brush head. If it doesn't come off it stays there although that rarely happens. I wouldn't be getting the ladders out unless they are paying you for your extra time.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Scottish Cleaning Service on September 01, 2024, 11:18:19 am
https://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/unger-3-section-optiloc-poles-7523-p.asp?_=&variantid=7524&utm_medium=google&utm_source=ppc&utm_campaign=tcw-shopping-Low&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwodC2BhAHEiwAE67hJBP084X5W_BAl7DuB36Tf0i_5kDTkFpeczuRcW4RUdN2OHxeigYnsBoCsTgQAvD_BwE

I have one of these poles in the van and I used it yesterday on a mark that wouldn't come off. Then I was told someone hit the glass with a stone so it will be there till the glass unit gets replaced.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on September 01, 2024, 12:49:57 pm
Just be careful with some of these methods you're not scratching the windows.   It's going to come back and bite you one day
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Bungle on September 01, 2024, 05:10:41 pm
Getting fly spots that aren't coming off lately. Have had to go up the ladder to remove a couple of times.

Is this doodlebug thing any good?

Looks a bit cumbersome and adds weight.

There's a bloke selling doo doo pads on Facebook. They look easy enough to make yourself https://fb.watch/ukiUbeu7Pn/
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Ched on September 01, 2024, 05:36:00 pm
Gardiners do a 'super scraper' https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/super-scraper-1-pad.html that stays on your gooseneck.
I use them and it works on most stuff that the brush wont shift. Not much weight in them either.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: james peters on September 02, 2024, 07:28:51 am
Gardiners do a 'super scraper' https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/super-scraper-1-pad.html that stays on your gooseneck.
I use them and it works on most stuff that the brush wont shift. Not much weight in them either.

me too. wouldnt be without it now.....
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: SB Cleaning on September 02, 2024, 09:10:56 am
Gardiners do a 'super scraper' https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/super-scraper-1-pad.html that stays on your gooseneck.
I use them and it works on most stuff that the brush wont shift. Not much weight in them either.

me too. wouldnt be without it now.....
Pain in the a$$ for getting through railings on balconies etc though with one of them on.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Scottish Cleaning Service on September 02, 2024, 09:31:58 am
We need something that fits on the end of the brush. I zip tied a few pieces of scrub pad and it was great but didn't last long. If anyone could come up with a small attachment that fits on end of brush then they should sell well.
Title: Re: Anyone use the Gardiner doodlebug swivel pad
Post by: Spotfree on September 05, 2024, 12:02:47 pm
Didn't find mine much good as its too big a surface area and isn't effective because of that.
The super scraper is about the best for concentrated areas, doesn't cover larger areas we'll though...always a compromise hey